Overnight

Overnight, weather took a dramatic change for worse.

Winds increased, heavy clouds moved in.

Trees and plants were heavily buffeted.

Windspeeds continually increased.

Plants toppled.

A large Hemlock, roots earlier loosened by constant, heavy rains, crashed to the ground.

Chaos ensued.

 

A small Petunia was savagely torn from its former home.

Last sound’s heard were from completely helpless parents, devasted.

Sucked up into the turbulent, violence winds, the Petunia was borne far away.

 

Eventually, wind’s abated, gravity became a factor and the Petunia was unceremoniously dumped onto the ground, heartbroken and alone.

 

Tears began to flow!

Strange, thought the Petunia?

I am badly shaken but the reality is, I still feel emotionally stable.

So why on earth am I crying??

 

With coming of daylight, she saw all round, extensive disarray.

Blurred eyes with tears falling, saw plants near were strangely, much lower and bald.

‘Weird’ thought the Petunia, still attempting to wipe away endless tears.

 

Gathering her courage, she approached the nearest bald plant, requesting ID information.

Before it was able to respond, it had drowned in her tears.

In another instant, her tears drowned all the plants remotely near her.

Soon a frothing river of tears was flowing.

Torrents of salty water ran down the hillside and in doing so, washed away all the bald plants!

Down the hillside, gathering into a raging river which carried all to the nearby shore, then out into the wide ocean and far away!

Truckloads reached the Asian shorelines where today, they still celebrate the ‘floating Onion’ phenomena!

Left alone, loneliness struck her like a huge club!

She was alone mid ravaging, endless devastation!

But she did stop crying.

 

 

 

 

Reviews

[Fabian G. Franklin]

The ravages of nature are upon us all, whether weather or time, we all eventually succumb to death as a price for living. Having to pay such a steep price for this experience, you'd think a few more people would take the time to enjoy their limited time here instead of fussing, fighting and killing each other. Flowers and plants never quarrel, even when the ivy vines climb the trees to look around. Perhaps being mute is a blessing of its own. I enjoyed the read.

[Dave Brown]

unfortunately, this species seems incapable of dealing with reality for which, flowers and plants will suffer!!
Andon that cheery note let me thank you for taking the time and hope you have a jolly day

[jacob erin-cilberto]

at least she stopped crying...this sounds more like my family than a garden...ample tears for both.
j.

[Dave Brown]

LOL >

[Robert Haigh]

An inventive poem, with a serious and a funny side! Extreme weather seems to be becoming more prevalent throughout the world. The causes can (mostly) be surely laid at mankind's door. We are causing global warming, and although noises are made about it, governments and corporations are very slow to act!

[Dave Brown]

Yes, much, much too slow
Cool hat Dood!
Thanks for visit

[lightsong]

There is reasons why most disasters and all the bad things happen during night or at dawn. Night simply means darkness, You do the thinking. Tears of all those who were treated or killed brutally will forms rivers and oceans to wash the dark forces one day. I don't like to say it, but I feel like that Petunia at the moment. emotive and smart piece Mr. D. Peace and Love 💓🕊️

[Dave Brown]

I appreciate you taking the time to offer a comment dear pleasant person.
it would be wonderful to wash away all the dark forces but of course, that is simply not Mankind's inclination.
Sorry to hear you re down in the dumps (poem writing ?) but if you do feel like that Petunia, perhaps you also have the pleasant aroma of a petunia which is a possible saving grace
May your merry moments magnify and your dreary moments dissipate

[lightsong]

How ironic?!?
The day after I read this, yesterday night at dawn, we were unexpectedly hit by a hurricane. We were expecting a storm but not a hurricane. Not in many many long years we had one like it, they said it was a first class. Now sure say bye bye 👋 to electricity (like we didn't already?!)

[Dave Brown]

that you made it through it all is more important than an interruption of electricity
Man

[lightsong]

Another thing like that and You might say byebye to me and Miss Latakia 👋👋

[Dave Brown]

you must not understand what I mean
Not at all meant as a negative comment
I was saying it was very fortunate you were not badly hurt in the storm

[lightsong]

I understood what You meant, and thank You. I was making it a little fun, because seriously... the last thing we needed is a hurricane.

Sleep well~

[John the Baptist]

I've heard of weeping willows, but this is my introduction to depressed petunias. Maybe the gardeners should start using Prozac instead of fertilizer.

[Dave Brown]

quite likely one of those lessons that need learning

[Aura]

Many things can happen overnight, in this case, it is a devestating storm, leaving the innocene of nature alone, in this a petunia, defenseless. Perhaps this poem conveys that nothing is permanent, that in the blink of an eye all things good comes to an end. Weather is a fine example of this. Thanks for sharing!

[Dave Brown]

thankyou Aura
I appreciate you taking the time to share your thoughts

[Aura]

My pleasure!

[JuneJupiter]

Very well done! But out of curiosity, how does the Petunia cry salt water? Just wondering if that is a person instead of a plant.

[Dave Brown]

Ah!
Very sharp-eyed observation!
In these days of descriptive technology, accuracy becomes a staple of the written word.
However, there were differences of opinion by various well-informed Botanists, on the accuracy of that particular characteristic of the plant world.
In the end, we asked Javier Bardem of, ‘No Country for Old Men’ to get a definitive answer to that burning question, and when he ‘very strongly’ suggested (while holding his captive bolt stunner) that, at least Petunia’s in general, cried salt tears, there was not a hint of disagreement!
Thankyou for your interest.

[JuneJupiter]

I see I see. Thanks for the explanation.